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    Hi folks been away for a short trip to Austria ... I would call it a " Rodent photography trip " as I photographed just 3 species , nothing else .
    I had mixed success , but you will see that over the next time .... like Haseebīs " Bore you with tigers " , will I bore you with Rodents , LOL .

    I do start off with an image of a young Ground Squirrel, have a snack from the offered plant .
    The location was around 30 km away from Vienna .... a public spot where the Squirrels are quite used to human presence , so no hiding was necessary . Just sitting still .
    The Ground Squirrels are strongly protected in Austria .

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    Processed with Canon DPP and PSCC 2022 ; slightly cropped for comp . Removed another piece of food from the RHS

    Thanks for looking and commenting to my previous postings

    Cheers Andreas

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    Sweet & very commercial Andreas, but for me it's just a bit bright/light, just pulling things back a fraction on the fur adds a more.

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    Oooooooh, this is super special Andreas! What cuteness! Love it! Superb pose and the 'flower munching' adds so much interest, lovey colours, nice background.
    I did not know they had ground squirrels there. What an awesome sighting. Well exposed with good detail and sharpness, well processed too. Perhaps a little more 'punch' would be good, what do you think?
    Curious about the tail, is it this short? And is this a baby? Tell us more when you have time and please share images as you process, thank you so much for sharing.

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    Hi Andreas -- Bring on the Rodents !

    What an image to start with. I loved the moment , a fantastic image . Should be seen on postcards world over.

    I am fine with the brightness, and the IQ as always is superb, very well done.

    TFS !

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    Looks very good indeed, the pose is super, I agree it looks a little bit bright.

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    Hi folks thanks so much for the kind feedback ... much appreciated .

    Regarding the brightness i am generally ok with it , as the scene was really bright at around 11:30.
    But will take another look , when i am home .

    Cheers Andreas

    @ Gabriela , yes this is youngster from this spring and the tail is that short . They do live in colonies and having a large tunnel system where they stay the night and in bad weather ... as they really like the warmth of the summer .
    They do hibernate for several month . I was hoping for images in very early morning light ... but they only appear when the sun was already up for a longer time . I couldnīt stay until the evening the two days i spend there ... so i had to work with harsh or flat light the other day .
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    Thank you so much for reply Andreas!
    Really cute, this little one. So much prettier than our ground squirrels. Ours are tough though
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Gabriela .... I know yours

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    Very nice but I like the composite better because of the jump. Please explain what you mean by the "offered plant."

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    thx Arthur much appreciated .
    understand that you prefer the jumping one

    the offered plant is collected by me and placed onto that mound to get the squirrels onto that slight elevation in their habitat , as the area is quite flat . the plant is collected just on the borders along that location

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